HC Deb 13 July 1937 vol 326 cc1170-1

Lords Amendment: In page 51, line 15, at the end, insert: and every other person being a member of the English sub-committee, the Scottish sub-committee or the Welsh sub-committee.

8.30 p.m.

Mr. Ramsbotham

I beg to move, That this House doth agree with the Lords in the said Amendment."

The object of this Amendment is to apply the provisions of the Second Schedule, which lay down conditions of appointment, to the additional representative persons who are appointed members of sub-committees and who are not members of the main Committee.

Mr. Alexander

Do I take it that these extra representatives will be impartial? The announcement made in another place about the composition of these Committees was not very satisfying, and now extra people are to be appointed to what should be an impartial body.

8.32 p.m.

Mr. W. S. Morrison

I hope the right hon. Gentleman will reflect on the distinction between the Commission and the Livestock Advisory Committee, which are quite separate bodies. The Livestock Advisory Committee as originally provided for by the Bill had two sub-committees, one for England and Wales and one for Scotland. Representations were made to the effect that Wales ought to have a separate sub-committee, and, in view of the reasonableness of that request, provision has been made for a sub-committee for Wales. That, however, gave rise to a difficulty. If all these members of sub-committees were necessarily to be full members of the Advisory Committee, the Advisory Committee would be unduly large, and all that we are doing now is to make provision for members of a subcommittee who are not also members of the Livestock Advisory Committee, which is quite different from the Commission.

Question put, and agreed to.

Lords Amendment in page 51, line 17, agreed to.

Lords Amendment: In page 51, line 19, after "Committee," insert "or of any of the said sub-committees."

8.34 p.m.

Mr. W. S. Morrison

I beg to move, "That this House doth agree with the Lords in the said Amendment."

In doing so I should like to assure the House that all the remaining Lords Amendments are purely verbal in character, and make no change in the nature of the Bill.

Question put, and agreed to.

Remaining Lords Amendments agreed to.